Has anyone figured out a simple way to track total HVAC run time? I have three Nest thermostats and they run at varying times. But they all are on the same system (same filters) so I’m looking for a way to easily combine all the run time into a total tracker to know when to change my filters.
Right now I’m using a timer with automations to duct tape a solution together. I’m just curious if anyone has found a clean, simple solution.
Do you measure the power consumption of your HVAC?
My ducted reverse cycle heat pump has a power sensor. I have a template binary sensor that is on whenever this power is above the standby power draw. So this indicates when it is actually active, rather than just relying on the mode (heat/cool/fan only/off).
It would be a simple matter to feed this binary sensor to a History Stats sensor to get the total run time.
No I don’t monitor power consumption. So your idea wouldn’t work for me. Thank you for the suggestion though.